Forced Ranking

A comprehensive how-to guide to designing and implementing a fair and effective forced ranking system, including how to accurately categorise A, B and C players and manage and reward players differently. This book clears away the confusion surrounding a controversial performance management practice called forced ranking, which evaluates how well employees perform relative to their peers instead of against predetermined performance goals. More importantly, it provides a tactical, how-to guide for doing forced ranking right'and highlights the huge advantages firms and their employees can reap by doing so.A comprehensive how-to guide to designing and implementing a fair and effective forced ranking system, including how to accurately categorise A, B and C players and manage and reward players differently. This book clears away the confusion surrounding a controversial performance management practice called forced ranking, which evaluates how well employees perform relative to their peers instead of against predetermined performance goals. More importantly, it provides a tactical, how-to guide for doing forced ranking right'and highlights the huge advantages firms and their employees can reap by doing so.Forced ranking has gotten a lot of recent media attention, mostly negative. This book sets the record straight, convincingly showing that forced ranking, when done right, can increase productivity, profitability and shareholder value.Every company is desperate to retain top talent. This book outlines a performance management framework that will justly reward these high performers and make it more likely that organizations will hold onto them.Very practical with lots of tools and actionable strategies.Dick Grote is a well-known expert on performance management and his consulting firm will promote the book aggressively through its web site and through the authorsĹź speaking engagements.